Posts that clearly belong on r/trees. We love r/trees, but this is a different environment

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Was really needing some time to cool down by myself when my bestfrient and roomate, X, convinced me to hit a gravity bong with a few people I don't know too well. I don't want to bore you with the details but long story short, I smoked way too much, even if I were to be alone and relaxed. I freaked out and probably had one of the scariest nights of my life (this was because of other factors, but the weed made it way worse). I'm starting to think that this goes beyond being and introvert though. Its flairing up my anxiety even when I'm relaxed and comfortable by myself. I haven't gone to the doctor for anxiety before, because before smoking weed it just seemed normal. Any other introvents have issues with anxiety? Or is this something I should talk to a professional about. Thanks

Weed induced panic attacks are normal for people that suffer from anxiety or stress. I had one the first time I smoked weed, and another one a few years later. The first time smoking was with my older bro, who told me I was tripping, he eventually calmed me down and I was fine. But in the 2nd panic attack, I was with my roommates, who were of no help. They didn't bother comforting me or telling me that I was tripping out, and when I asked em to drive me to the ER, they just did and gave me shit for it the rest of the year :/.

I didn't realize they were panic attacks until after the fact. That's why it's important to remind yourself that you're just tripping out during one of these episodes, or you'll end up thinking and doing irrational things. For me, the first panic attack happened when I thought I was having a stroke on the left half of my brain. But it turned out to just be an earphone I still had in there. The second time was when I inhaled a bit too much smoke and had something stuck in my lung. I thought my lung was bleeding, and convinced myself I had to go to the ER to get it out. It was only later that I learned that weed makes you delusional and heightens anxiety, making you think emotionally instead of logically.

I have been working myself out of panic attacks for the past year and have come to a certain understanding about any panic experienced sober or not. The thing that helped the most was acknowledging that you are losing control. It's not a bad thing. Your mind needs to use all it's capacity to work some things out for a while, and unfortunately your body is along for the ride. Go to a comfortable place and think through the parts of your life that you love.

Know deep in your heart that your mind will carry you to the other side unharmed. Remain calm, alert, and always observing the feelings and thoughts that wash over you.

Do you feel nervous? Why?

Are you suddenly drenched in panic? Identify the source. Is it something that will cause you any physical harm? If not, the panic is more than likely in your head. You can remain calm and relinquish temporary control over your instincts.

It takes a little practice to recognize a panic attack for what it is and let your brain handle it how it needs to.

Having anxiety is the worst but I find that weed doesn't necessarily help with it, it just helps you forget that you're anxious. But anytime is come close to a trip out id just remember that I'm high and all I have to do is wait an hour or two and I'll be fine.

I have had similar experiences with marijuana. What you need to do is realize that this was an isolated incident. After my experience I was incredibly paranoid and would freak out all the time for about a week. Then I realized that it was just a strange happening. I think once you realize that your anxiety will go away, well, at least it did for me. If it doesn't, I think you might want to go to a doctor.

Marijuana helps me with my personal anxieties, it tends to allow the problems in my mind to be isolated and thought about head on, one on one, instead of having them all snowball like when Im not stoned. It definitely alleviates my social anxieties for the initial interaction but after that, I still freeze up and can't make words come out.

All I want to do is be able to relate to other people on a basic level, to be able to strike up a conversation and to keep it going, to make friends. Over a period of time, with patience and persistence, weed may be able to help with all that but for now, my anxiety is still there when I wake up.